Concentrations and source apportionment of PM10 and associated elemental and ionic species in a lignite-burning power generation area of southern Greece

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 7214-7230

  Argyropoulos, G ^a   Grigoratos, Th ^a   Voutsinas, M ^b   Samara, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Public Power Corporation   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Chemical mass balance; Ions; Source apportionment; Source profiles; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

COAL;

AEROSOL FORMATION; BIOMASS BURNING; BURNING; CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; FLY ASH; LIGNITE; OIL; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER GENERATION; SAMPLING; SUMMER; TRACE ELEMENT; URBAN SITE; WASTE; WINTER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DUST; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; FILTRATION; FLY ASH; GREECE; MINING; SEASON; STATISTICS;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COAL; COAL ASH; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; GREECE; MINING; POWER PLANTS; SEASONS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ARCADIA [PELOPONNISOS]; GREECE; MEGALOPOLIS; PELOPONNESE; PELOPONNISOS;

EID: 84884699456     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1721-y     Document Type: Article

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